Visiting Scholars do not receive a stipend in their appointment, nor does their appointment imply tenure or continuation in the University. The appointment is ordinarily made for maximum one year and minimum eight weeks. Request for extension of appointment follow the same process as the original appointment.

Office space -- if it is available -- is provided to Visiting Scholars by the departments with which they are associated. Other University services are requested on behalf of the scholar by the Office of Graduate Studies.

A recommendation for the appointment of a Visiting Scholar originates in a department of The University. A standard application form (Microsoft Word format, pdf format or html) should be used to nominate a scholar. It should be accompanied by a vita, a brief note describing the circumstance of your guest's visit, and an Intellectual Property Agreement form (Microsoft Word format, pdf format or html). The nominating faculty member is responsible for obtaining the signature of the Visiting Scholar on the Intellectual Property Agreement and sending it to the Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, Attn: Visiting Scholars.

The request for appointment of Visiting Scholar is sent to and approved by the Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies; a certificate of appointment is sent to the scholar via the sponsoring faculty member along with notice of appointment to the sponsoring department. See also Visiting Scholar Benefits.
 
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